The Regressor Plays the Game Too Well - Chapter 42

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Episode 42
Episode 42
I glanced around and confirmed I was still in the Colosseum.
It seemed the location persisted until the class change was complete.
In that case, I had something to do.
Check the rewards I’d just received.
My stamina?
It had recovered long ago.
After my victory in the Colosseum, I was completely restored.
This was incredibly generous.
So, shall I examine the rewards?
‘I’ll skip the level rewards for now.’
It seemed they would be granted as job skills after my Deity class change.
That was actually more beneficial.
Well then, next comes the titles, naturally!
First Titles were flooding in again.
A total of four.
As a result, my additional stats rose as well.
From defeating the boss, ten more stats increased on top of that.
This was almost too good.
‘So, shall I examine the titles?’
I thought to myself and immediately opened the titles window.
『Raid Boss Slayer』
→First Title
→Granted to users who were the first to conquer a Raid Boss
→All recovery increases by 10% during raids
→Rewards increase upon successful raid completion
『Legendary Warrior』
→First Title
→Granted to the user who first achieved victory in the Legendary Colosseum
→When HP falls below 5%, the skill ‘Warrior’s Wrath’ can be activated
→Upon activation of Warrior’s Wrath, all stats increase by 100% for 30 seconds
→After the duration ends, all stats decrease by 10% for 5 minutes
*Warrior’s Wrath can only be activated once per day.
『Reaper of Tyrants』
→First Title
→Granted to the user who first consecutively defeated 10 bosses
→All damage increases by 10% when fighting bosses
→All speed increases by 10% when fighting bosses
『Giant Slayer』
→First Title
→A title granted to the first user to hunt a Giant-type monster
→Can use ‘Fear’ on beings weaker than yourself
→When Fear is used, the target’s probability of being overwhelmed by terror increases significantly.
‘Whew.’
Four titles is definitely making my head spin.
Let me examine them carefully, one by one.
First, Raid Boss Killer.
This effect applies during raids, unlike the other Boss Killer titles.
All recovery?
It’s a bit ambiguous, but the increased rewards on success are quite substantial.
I like it.
Next is Legendary Archer.
‘It’s a skill-type title.’
And it’s a mutual destruction type skill at that.
It’s essentially a self-destruct ability bordering on mutual suicide.
An effect that can be activated when HP drops to 5%.
But the effect is guaranteed.
The risk is equally guaranteed, though—that’s the problem.
If things get truly desperate, it would be incredibly useful.
I die even after using it?
Well, I was going to die anyway.
Having it is absolutely amazing.
‘Next is… wow, I’m speechless.’
An option that increases all damage and attack speed by 10% when fighting bosses.
It’s incredible.
Looking at the conditions, it has to be.
After all, you can only obtain this title by defeating ten bosses consecutively.
If it weren’t amazing, that would be truly disappointing.
Of course, even considering that, it’s quite excellent.
The only shame is that it would’ve been far better if it boosted Attack Power instead of damage.
That’s my one regret.
The first three titles were good, but compared to this one, they’re nothing.
‘I’m already getting Fear!’
The effect of Giant Killer.
Fear.
Why wouldn’t it exist?
That’s what all the superior-tier monsters in fantasy always possess.
And I’ve obtained it.
It’s an incredibly useful skill.
When hunting monsters, I can apply status ailments almost unconditionally.
Of course, it only works on monsters weaker than me.
‘Against those stronger or equal to me, they just flinch slightly.’
But even that alone is quite bothersome for them.
It’s fair to say my options have expanded dramatically.
I can even use Feint as a Fear skill now.
It was always one of the First Titles I intended to obtain.
I even planned it out meticulously, determined to get it.
I never imagined I’d acquire it this easily.
‘This is incredible.’
I’ll need to adjust my plans somewhat now.
Since I’ve obtained Fear.
My range has expanded a bit too.
As for the others…
While I was revising my plans internally.
A message chimed at the perfect moment.
[You have completed your class advancement.]
[You have advanced to the Hidden Class ‘God of Combat’.]
[You have acquired the class skill ‘God of Combat’.]
[You have acquired the class skill ‘All Rivers Return to the Sea’.]
[Your existing ‘Basic Swordsmanship (Lv. 7)’ has been integrated into the class skill ‘All Rivers Return to the Sea’.]
[You have acquired the class skill ‘Offense and Defense as One’.]
[As a Level 40 reward, you have acquired the class skill ‘Fusion Combat’.]
[You have reached mythology for the first time.]
[You have acquired the First Title ‘One Who Reached Mythology’.]
[You have acquired a First Title.]
[Through the Title Hunter effect, you gain an additional stat point.]
‘Insane, what is this now.’
Combined with the level-up rewards, I’ve gained four new skills.
And on top of that.
‘It integrated with Basic Swordsmanship!’
The implications of this were significant.
All Rivers Return to the Sea is a superior weapon technique.
Could it really be what I expected?
Is it a direct upgrade to Sword Mastery?
No, that’s one thing, but what about this?
An avalanche of incomprehensible skills.
Isn’t God of Combat a class itself?
Why does it belong among class skills?
And what exactly is this ‘Offense and Defense as One’?
I didn’t even understand what ‘Fusion Combat’ was.
And on top of that.
‘One who has reached Mythology?’
A First Title, no less.
There wasn’t a single flaw to pick at.
Jin-woo thought this to myself, and before I knew it, I swallowed hard.
Gulp.
Strike while the iron is hot, as they say.
Jin-woo didn’t hesitate and opened the skill window.
The first skill I was curious about—the God’s Descent skill.
What could the effect of a skill that shared the same name as my job be?
『God’s Descent』
*Job Skill
*Level: 1
→Regardless of grade or conditions, you can learn all skills.
→Regardless of grade or conditions, you can handle all items.
『All Rivers Return to One』
*Job Skill
*Level: 2
→Basic attack power +125% when using all weapons
→Damage +60% when using all combat skills
『Offense and Defense as One』
*Job Skill
*Level: Max
→You can freely use both hands.
→You can use skills with both hands.
→When defending with weapons held in both hands, attack power is converted to defense power.
『Fusion Combat』
*Job Skill
*Level: Max
→Fuse different skills together to use them as a powerful skill.
→Add the consumption cost of each skill, then calculate it doubled.
→Cooldown: 600 seconds
*This skill is not created anew, but rather activates only upon use.
*In the case of persistent skills, they are maintained in the direction they persist.
『One who has reached Mythology』
→First Title
→A title granted to the first user to reach divinity
→All stats +10%
→Mythology probability increased by 1%
‘Insane!’
Does this even make sense?
Each skill is so extraordinary that my jaw drops to the floor.
And what about the First Title?
No, this is way too intense from the start.
It’s none other than the Apostle skill.
I wondered what it was since it shares the same name as my class.
Regardless of rank or conditions, I can handle every skill and every item?
This isn’t just a superior version of Sword Mastery.
Wait? A completely broken superior version? A transcendent version?
Anyway.
Is a class like this even supposed to exist?
‘What exactly is this?’
I suddenly feel uneasy.
The Developer isn’t going to suspend my account just because I obtained this, right?
I glanced around cautiously, but wouldn’t I have been suspended already if that were the case?
Yeah, that makes sense.
Thinking about it that way puts my mind at ease again.
Then let me check the next skill.
‘This is driving me crazy too.’
Basic Swordsmanship’s experience has already leveled it to 2.
And look at the stats that have increased because of it.
Brutal, absolutely brutal.
For reference, Basic Swordsmanship grants a base attack power increase of +30% when swinging a sword and a 10% boost to sword-related skill damage.
But 125% and 60%?
That’s higher than Advanced Swordsmanship.
I get this right after changing classes?
‘Okay, moving on.’
Next is Offense and Defense as One.
Seriously, there isn’t a single normal skill here.
What is this one?
‘It’s a dual-wielding skill.’
And on top of that, when I block attacks with weapons, they also convert to defense?
This is a completely broken skill.
All those times Jin-woo switched between sword and axe are now unnecessary.
I can just use both.
Originally, the system only allows equipping one weapon.
Unless it’s something special like a dagger or dual daggers.
Well, even then, a pair counts as a single weapon anyway.
But this lets me use two separate weapons.
‘This is absolutely broken, for real.’
Why am I making such a fuss about it?
Does this seem like nothing special to you?
Equipping two weapons?
Your attack power increases proportionally.
Now do you understand how overpowered this is?
The system didn’t restrict it for no reason.
I already knew dual-wielding skills were broken to begin with.
But typically, those dual-wielding skills come with limitations.
Only half the weapon’s attack power applies.
Or they average the combined attack power.
But does Offense and Defense as One mention any such restrictions?
It doesn’t.
‘I’m almost afraid to see what comes next.’
No way—so you won’t look?
You absolutely have to check it out!
The next skill was even more bizarre.
Even accounting for everything before my regression, I’ve never seen a skill like this in my entire existence.
‘What on earth is this?’
If I’m understanding correctly, it seems like you can fuse skills together and use them.
What does that even mean?
It’s not that I don’t understand the words.
If I couldn’t grasp that, I wouldn’t have the intelligence to play this game in the first place.
It’s just that fusing skills together and using them as-is… I can’t believe it’s possible.
Was that actually doable?
Look at the class you obtained and the class you buried.
I stared at the skills with a dumbfounded expression.
But my understanding didn’t deepen.
In times like these, there’s only one way.
‘I need to use it to be certain.’
Seeing is believing!
Watching something once is truly worth more than hearing about it a hundred times.
So where should I test it out?
‘Let me try combining something that seems fitting.’
If we’re talking fitting combinations, Fireball and Rapid Fire come to mind?
Picturing both, I activated the skill.
‘Fusion Technique.’
[You have fused Fireball and Rapid Fire with Fusion Technique!]
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoooosh—!
A total of ten fireballs erupted into existence.
They fire out like a rapid-fire machine gun.
As they strike the Colosseum’s wall….
KABOOOOOOOOOM!
A massive inferno erupts, engulfing the entire surrounding area in flames.
Along with the shockwave of the explosion.
The tremor and flames that swept through the vicinity.
Jin-woo stared blankly at both, then reopened his skill window.
‘Is this right?’
Really, is this actually right?
I asked again, but there was no one to answer.
Only the blackened wall seemed to speak of its agony.
Insane power.
Combining just two weak skills produced devastating force.
Then what if I used a stronger skill?
Gulp.
I felt a chill run down my spine.
No, it’s my own power, yet it terrifies me—what about an enemy?
Ugh, I don’t even want to imagine it.
I’ve truly obtained a powerful skill.
I was complaining about not having an attack skill.
And now I have this.
The last thing remaining was the title….
‘All stats increased by 10%. So now I’m at a total of 60% increase? That’s insane. And besides….’
Mythic probability increased by 1%?
Wait, there’s a Mythic grade?
I’ve never seen anything like this before or after.
If the probability increased, then it must exist, right?
I thought Legendary was the highest grade all this time.
But apparently not.
Actually, there were whispers about this on the internet.
That Legendary wouldn’t be the end.
Some people were going on about how there’d be a Divine grade too, just like there’s a Divine series for jobs.
In the end, they were right.
‘Did anyone obtain it before the regression?’
That, I wouldn’t know.
Even Legendaries are being hidden these days, so Divine grade?
There’s no way they’d reveal it.
But one thing is certain.
‘If I keep playing like this, I might be able to obtain it.’
Above all, even if Mythic is unknown, Legendary—that is, the highest tier—isn’t far from reach.
And it was right within reach.
‘The Demon Sword was a Legendary-grade growth-type item, after all.’
A sharp grin spread across my face.
With just that, I’d have an army of ten thousand soldiers at my command.
Now that I knew the War God could wield the Demon Sword.
Would I hesitate?
Not for a second.
‘Gram, wait for me! I’m coming!’
Of course, before that I’d need to find Jutie, the hidden quest from Marquis Jihokin.
But I had a pretty good idea where to look.
Even if I didn’t, I could always tear the place apart until she showed up.
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Felsia Common Cemetery.
The oppressive atmosphere was so thick that even the locals rarely ventured near it.
Yet in this desolate cemetery stood a peculiar structure.
A pristine building constructed of white marble.
Perhaps it was erected to honor someone, given the cemetery’s purpose?
Unfortunately, that assumption would be wrong.
There was a reason why undead congregated so heavily in this particular area.
“Ugh, how much longer must I languish in this backwater town, stuck in some forgotten cemetery on the outskirts?”
A sultry, clinging woman’s voice.
Yet there was something unsettling about it.
She sat perched on a gravestone before the white structure, legs crossed.
Draped in a suspiciously dark robe.
Her appearance was far from ordinary.
“Sigh, when will this tedious assignment end? I wish I’d been tasked with finding the Demon Sword instead. Though I suppose we’re getting close to pinpointing its location now.”
She was so bored she’d resorted to muttering to herself to pass the time.
Then, at that moment.
Another voice called out from behind.
“Oh, I’m curious about that location too.”
“Huh?”
A man approached from a considerable distance away.
He wielded an axe and a sword, wearing a malicious grin.
At first glance, something was clearly off about him.
Jutie’s brow furrowed as she regarded the man.
There were still creatures like this around?
She’d heard that Felsia was obsessed with hunting down dark mages.
Now even this whelp was causing trouble.
It was unbearable.
“How dare a mere whelp—!”
When Jutie spoke those words, the man applied some liquid substance to his eyes.
Then he feigned tears as he spoke.
“Ah, weakness is truly sorrowful. Allow me to mourn for you.”
There was no doubt about it—he wasn’t merely abnormal; he was clearly insane.

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